Written questions

260 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's policy is on (a) Strategic Environmental Assessments and (b) Environmental Impact Assessments.

23 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

National Policy Statements

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for completion of each of the revised National Policy Statements.

23 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Authorities: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to recruit additional planning inspectors to support the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project process.

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of regulatory changes resulting from the UK's departure from the EU on her Department's ability to meet its housing targets.

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many new towns her Department plans to help build; what her timetable is for building those towns; and if she will publish a list of their locations.

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Derelict Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department’s planning definition is of the grey belt; and whether the grey belt includes (a) greenfield land and (b) residential gardens within the green belt.

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Deputy Prime Minister: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to establish a separate Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Deputy Prime Minister: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her responsibilities are as Deputy Prime Minister; and whether those responsibilities include the implementation of the Government’s planned reforms of employment law.

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, whether the Government's house building target will include houses that began construction in the

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Northstowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, for what reason the project at Northstowe was stalled; and whether her Department plans to provide

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Worcester

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, for what reasons the project at Worcester Parkway was stalled; and whether her Department plans to

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Liverpool

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, for what reasons the project at Liverpool Central Docks was stalled; and whether her Department pl

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Authorities: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, how many additional planning officers will be recruited in each local authority.

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Authorities: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, whether additional funding will be provided for the recruitment of 300 planning officers.

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Authorities: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, when local authorities will be given additional funding to recruit planning officers.

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Authorities: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, how much funding will be allocated by her Department to support the recruitment of 300 more planni

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Sutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, for what reasons the project at Langley Sutton Coldfield was stalled; and whether her Department p

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, how her Department defines stalled housing sites.

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, for which other sectors spatial plans will be developed.

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Renewable Energy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech of 8 July 2024 by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what methodology she plans to use to prioritise energy projects.

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Wind Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech of 8 July 2024 by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timetable is to start consulting on bringing onshore wind into the Nationally Sig

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, whether her Department plans to introduce penalties for local planning authorities that do not mee

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Neighbourhood Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to require local authorities to amend neighbourhood plans.

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her policies on leasehold reform on the average costs leaseholders in properties with building safety issues will incur.

19 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what methodology her Department will use to set mandatory housing targets.

19 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many houses will be constructed as part of the Affordable Housing Programme 2021 - 2026.

19 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many existing planning permissions there are where building has not yet started.

19 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether houses that were given planning permission under the previous Government but not yet built are included in her 1.5 million housebuilding target for this Parliament.

19 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate she has made of the number of houses that will be built in 2024.

19 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Growth Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister kickstarts new devolution revolution to boost local power, published on 16 July 2024, whether local growth plan

Source: official written-questions record.